19.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Monash · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Monash
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started speaking a language other than English at home in Monash, with the figure rising 2.0 percentage points since 2011. This trend brings the total to 19.2%, though this remains well below the figures for the ACT and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 19.2% of residents use another language at home, the typical person here speaks only English. Among those who use other languages, Vietnamese is the most common at 1.5%, followed by Arabic at 1.1%. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 1.9%.
1.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071084/monash/topic/language